St. Paul daily globe., 1887-11-06

| Helene could SIT beside MIN and watch
him deal out justice to the rest of ere.
alton. This thought he allowed to burst
from him in one of those rhapsOdical
moments that lovers so often discover,
when he eXclaimS:
"What would my flaxen-haired child
say if could give her triumphal entry
into Berlin in golden chariot drawn
| by six white horses, the first lady of
Germany, high above alp"
In each the other declared an affinity
had been discovered and Helene boldly
asserted no other man should ever pos
SeSs her, and the youth then filling the
| position of her affianced was forgotten
in the distraction of this new love.
Helene realized that her parents would
never consent to her marriage with
Lasalle, for, belonging to the higher
ranks of society, the parents could
| hardly reconcile themselves to a SOn-in-
law who preached revolution and an
archy and frequently dated his cOrre-
| SpOndence from Jail.
The happy days in Berlin didnot en-
| dure; Helene was recalled to her home
in Bavaria and Lasalle was left discOn-
solate in the background, travelling
about the country and buried in spOliti-
cal and and literary labOrs, From
! March, 1862, to June, 1864, he appears
to have forgotten Helene, and finally
| tired of his Self-impOSed labor in the
field of reform, as these disgruntled let
| terS to Lawyer HOlthOff in Berlin dis
close: e
The deep and sickening disappOint-
ment, the biting inner rage, consequent
upon the apathy and indifference
of the labOrerS as class, is too much
for me. am working at meter de
II 60 m
| that L cannot show any anger, but
have to keep it in me, and often must
say the direct opposite of what l think.
| want nothing more than to get rid of
all politics. | am sick and tired of it,
l could, however, enthuse as of old if
really serious events made calls upon
me, or if L had the power or the means
to create such: means that would be
equal to me. Because without absolute
power nothing can be DONE"
THE STORY OF THE LETTERS.
About the middle of July, 1864, LaSalle
went to Rigi Kaltbach, where he met
Helene for the second time. Concern
ing this meeting she writes the mutual
friend Holthoff, and with this the story
of the letters really commences:
July IS, 1S64.-The great romance of my
life has ended and your child will be in a
very short time Mrs. Lasalle. 1t is a terrible
resolution. l know we'll what it means. But
now 1t must be- will. want, feel 1t must
be. God wants it to be so.- 1t is fate, and
man cannot fight fate. There are gigantic
DISTINCTIONS i'm nv path. | will overcome
them all; but one is awful one will break
my heart, for one my courage leaves me; 1t IS
to break the heart of my poor friend Janco
But | feel the necessity, see in Lasalle my
future and my fate. Now God must give me
strength to conquer my own heart and be
wicked, oh, so awfully wicked and cruel
HELENE.
And again on July %:
We, and especially Lasalle, will do every
thing in our power to overcome my parents
opposition, so that they will give their con-
sent and the case can be brought to u decent
and reasonable end. Only after we have ex
| hausted every means of pursuading them TO
| give their consent and without success, then
eh bien alors, tant pis pour eux. There Is al
ways Egypt as a last resort You certainly
o.' he has had dream. telling him to
elope with me to Egypt How will
| he lie introduced in our house: God knows
and what he and what viii do to accom-.
| plish the end Oh, if yOu were here and stood
at my side but am alone and totally in his
demon-like power am very sorry to feel
compelled To give pain 10 hiy parents, Dut
| now we have to go ahead. have To go ahead
! even if my way led over bleeding, torn hearts
... HELENE.
While Helene was thus exciting the
nand found it to his taste to cOmmuni-
cate with his motherly countess. and
| though Helene was ardent and raptur-
Gus. he was clammy and undecided.
| Unlike her, too, he spoke in rather un-
! complimentary tones, as the following
| moroccan from the several notes sent to
the countess will indicate:
| July 2S.-The matter becomes serious, very
| serious, and the great weight of The event
| lies heavy on my heart. However can't go
| back, and don't, indeed, know why | should
! go back. She is a beautiful woman, andi in
| regard to individuality. the only woman that
suits me-the only one that would look to
| you as suited for me. So. en- ayant, over the
! Rubicon. The old strength is there yet, the
! good old luck, too. win bring everything to
| brilliant conclusion. FERDINAND.
This exceedingly romantic and con-
venient sojOurn of the lovers at Kigi
continued for eight days, each day Civ
| ing LaSalle more influence over her
until, on Aug. 2, he was able to write
Holthoff as follows:
Eyerythingis absolutely settled; she loves
ME and my will is law to her. What her pa
rents in Geneva will say God only knows.
| But am resolved for one to stand firm. let
| come what will. Helene is resolved if |
| want her to, to run away from her parents to-
morrow, and if want her to she Will follow
me as a GYPSY from land to land.
Rumors of Helene's rapid means of
enjoying herself and the moonlight
scenery of Rigi reaching the ears of
her heartleSS parents, they summoned
her back to Geneva, where her fathers
official home as Bavarian minister was
located. Lasalle naturally followed
her, for he didn't wish to throw open
the doors of competition to any one
else, and calling at the POSte ReStante
| as soon as he reached town he found
there the following letter:
My Beautiful, LOrdly Eagle All. my
| heart, how | long 10 see you. Ii is now 6 30,
and thou. my lord and god, has arrived. This
knowledge gives me strength and vigor;
feel thy presence and thy love and | fear
nothing, for am now all thine-thy wife,
thy child, thy property than adores thee. Tell
me in little scrap of paper that thou lowest
In joy and sorrow thy lovtngonly 10 thee
| loyal wife. HELENE.
Soon as she recovered from the men-
tai stupefactiOn following this marvel
lous production she went over to La
salle's hotel, the Pension BOvet, and
| throwing herself at his feet she cried
| out:
Here | am, thy wife, thy property
do with me as thou wilt"
Lasalle raised her in his arms and
bore her to his room. When she had re.
| covered her Self-cOntrOl ana reason lie
took her to her mother, declaring that
her father must now give her to him.
expressed in these words:
Follow your mothers will for while
My will is stronger, and we shall be vie
torious finally. Farewell for a short time
only"
The subsequent events are told in the
letters of the two.
GENEVA, Aug. 4, 1864
Dear Friend Iiolthoff: Oh, why didn't
do as you wanted me to and elope with
Helene: 1t would have been easy enough fol
me; now there are thousands of obstacles tC
overcome The conduct of Helenes parent:
toward the girl is outrageous. She is kept
prisoner; not one mot even her lady friends
being allowed to see her. She is absolutely
sequestered and she suffers inexpressibly